Ending up on the losing side in a game they ought to have won would have hurt the pride of Bangalore's cricketers, who will looking to bounce back and return to winning ways when they take on Rajasthan. Bangalore, after winning their first two matches comfortably, lost narrowly to Kolkata, while Rajasthan have tasted consecutive defeats - against Punjab and Chennai - since winning their opening game against Hyderabad. The Shane Watson-led side will be also eager to get their campaign back on track when they take on the team in red.

Toss and teams : Gayle still unfit

Shane Watson won the toss and asked Bangalore to bat first. There were two changes in both teams. Rajasthan left out James Faulkner and Dhawal Kulkarni while bringing in Kane Richardson and handing Karun Nair a debut. For Bangalore Chris Gayle continued to be absent while Sachin Rana came in for Varun Aaron and Ravi Rampaul replaced Muralitharan.

Stuart Binny was given the ball for the first over and he did not disappoint his skipper as he got rid of Yogesh Takawale for a duck. Going for a big swing across the line, the batsman only managed a nick which was held by keeper Sanju Samson. Bangalore suffered another setback in the same over as Parthiv Patel, who was slow to respond to Virat Kohli's call for a single, ended up way short of the crease when Samson collected a throw from Ajinkya Rahane and brought down the bails. FOW 1/1 in 0.4 and 2/1 in 0.5.

2.1 and 2.2 : Richardson strikes leave Bangalore reeling

Bangalore were in more trouble when Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers fell off consecutive deliveries to Kane Richardson. Going after a delivery outside off, Yuvraj ended up giving a simple catch to Steve Smith at second slip to depart on 3 while de Villiers, trying to play a cut shot, ended up chopping it on to head back on nought. FOW 5/3 in 2.1 and 5/4 in 2.2.

Twitter : Reaction

Yuvi's delivery too far away to play with a straight bat, AB's too close to cut...batting a lot easier in the AC studios :) #PepsiIPL

Bangalore were left five down when Shane Watson struck in the 6th over to get rid of Sachin Rana for 3. Looking to drive a length delivery through cover, the batsman ended up dragging it back on to the stumps. FOW 17/5 in 5.2.

Twitter : Reaction

17-5 .. i think RCB are trying to repeat the India-Zimbabwe match of 1983 world cup?

There were a few quiet overs and an attempt to up the ante resulted in the downfall of Albie Morkel. Trying to hit Pravin Tambe over the top, the batsman completely mistimed it and ended up giving a simple catch to Steve Smith wide of mid off. FOW 28/6 in 8.4.

Kohli scored a few boundaries but Bangalore were left reeling further when the skipper became the next to depart. He tried to pull a Tambe delivery but could not get hold of it and ended up giving a simple catch to Southee at mid-wicket to head back on 21. FOW 46/7 in 10.3.

Mitchell Starc managed some runs as he helped Bangalore past the lowest ever total in the Indian T20 League. However, he fell to Rajat Bhatia on 18, cutting one straight to Binny at point. Tambe then picked up the wickets of Ravi Rampaul (13) and Ashok Dinda (0) to bowl out Bangalore for 70. This was the team in red's lowest ever total while this was the third lowest in the Indian T20 League. FOW 62/8 in 13.6, 70/9 in 14.3 and 70/10 in 14.6.

Innings Summary : Dismal show by Bangalore

it was a superb bowling display from Rajasthan. Binny started the collapse removing Takawale for nought. The procession continued as all the bowlers joined the party with Tambe being the pick of the lot with figures of 4-20 while Richardson also did a good job. As a result, Bangalore slumped to their lowest total in the Indian T20 League. The chase should be a walk in the park for Rajasthan, who will be looking to finish it off quickly and boost their net run-rate.

Ajinkya Rahane got Rajasthan off to a good start in the small chase. He took most of the strike and dealt in regular boundaries. Karun Nair was watchful but that did not have any effect as the bowlers, who did not have much to bowl at, were denied any breakthroughs as Rajasthan cruised towards the target. They moved to 28/0 after 4 overs.

4.3 : Starc strikes to remove Rahane

Bangalore managed their first breakthrough when Mitchell Starc struck to dismiss Rahane for 23. The batsman tried to drive a ball outside off, but ended up edging it to keeper Parthiv Patel. FOW 31/1 in 4.3.

5.4 and 6.3 : Rajasthan on track despite wickets

Sanju Samson became the next to depart, run-out on 2. Working a Rampaul delivery to square leg, he took off for a non-existent second and was way short of the crease when Parthiv took off the bails after receiving a sharp throw from Takawale. Starc then picked up his second wicket when Nair, looking to flay at a shortish delivery, ended the ball to Parthiv. FOW 35/2 in 5.4 and 36/3 in 6.3.

Twitter : Reaction

36/3 you'd be worried...but not if it's over 50% of the runs that you need to score #PepsiIPL

Watson batted in a steady manner along with Abhishek Nayar to take Rajasthan closer. However, the skipper could not stay till the end as he fell to Yuzvendra Chahal on 24, failing in his attempt to go over the top. FOW 68/4 in 12.5. The winning runs came off Nayar's bat when he edged Chahal to deep third man for three runs. Rajasthan won by 6 wickets with 7 overs to spare.

Match Summary : Bangalore batsmen disappointed

The result seemed a foregone conclusion at the half-way mark but Bangalore showed some fight to force Rajasthan earn their stripes. Rahane looked good during his stay while Watson spent some valuable time in the middle before perishing to the glory hit. The story could have been much closer had Bangalore got a decent total on the board. Kohli will be disappointed with the effort of his batsmen and will be hoping that they can come up with a better showing in the next game.

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